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Household of James Shanks (born 1831, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
James Shanks and 13 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shanks, born in 1831 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret J Shanks, born in 1837 in England. They had 7 children; Jane P (born 1862 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1863 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Fred J C (born 1866 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David E W (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret A (born 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Edward C (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Emily H (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1835 in Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1843 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Servant, Helen Hyd (born 1855 in Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Servant, Alexander (born 1846 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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James Shanks's household
James
Shanks
Head
Margaret J
Shanks
Wife
Jane P
Shanks
Daughter
James
Shanks
Son
Fred J C
Shanks
Son
David E W
Shanks
Son
Margaret A
Shanks
Daughter
Edward C
Shanks
Son
Emily H
Shanks
Daughter
Mary
White
Servant
Margaret
Finlayson
Servant
Mary
Dewar
Servant
Helen Hyd
Wilsom
Servant
Alexander
Ramsay
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shanks | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret J | Shanks | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | England | |
Jane P | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Shanks | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Fred J C | Shanks | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
David E W | Shanks | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret A | Shanks | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Edward C | Shanks | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Emily H | Shanks | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | White | Servant | Unmarried | 46 | 1835 | Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | Finlayson | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | Dewar | Servant | Unmarried | 38 | 1843 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Helen Hyd | Wilsom | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alexander | Ramsay | Servant | Unmarried | 35 | 1846 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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